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The Canadian Football League (CFL; French: Ligue canadienne de football [liɡ kanadjɛn də futbol], LCF) is a professional Canadian football league in Canada. It comprises nine teams divided into two divisions, with four teams in the East Division and five in the West Division. The CFL is the highest professional level of Canadian football in ...
The 2024 CFL season was the 70th season of modern professional Canadian football. Officially, it was the 66th season of the Canadian Football League. Vancouver hosted the 111th Grey Cup on November 17, 2024. [1] [2] The regular season started on June 6, and ended on October 26, with 18 games played per team over 21 weeks. [3]
Two years later, in 1982, after NFL players went on strike in September, the CFL got another chance at major network exposure when NBC bought out the ESPN rights for $100,000 a game to make up for its lost football programming. NBC would air CFL games on Sunday afternoons with full NFL production values and announcing crews.
Longest kickoff Prior to 2022 rule change. 100 – Paul Osbaldiston at Saskatchewan Roughriders, July 26, 1991; 100 – Paul McCallum at Sacramento Gold Miners, September 2, 1994; Since 2022 rule change. 100 – many players, most by Boris Bede (four times) Highest kickoff average, career (Minimum 150 attempts) 69.4 – Boris Bede (2015–2024)
The schedule, released on January 16, 2025, was the latest schedule release date since the 2017 season. [9] On January 11, 2025, it was reported that the CFL will not host any neutral site Touchdown Series games this season. [10]
The 2022 CFL season was the 68th season of modern-day Canadian football. Officially, it was the 64th season of the Canadian Football League . The regular season began on June 9 and ended on October 29, with 18 games played per team over 21 weeks. [ 1 ]
The 2025 CFL draft is scheduled to take place in the spring of 2025. [2] The Blue Bombers are scheduled to have eight selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks or forfeitures, the team will select eighth in each round of the draft by virtue of losing the 111th Grey Cup game.
The 2025 Ottawa Redblacks season is scheduled to be the 11th season for the team since re-entering the Canadian Football League in 2014. The Redblacks will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season and improve upon their 9–8–1 record from 2024. [1] The team will attempt to win the 11th Grey Cup in franchise ...